Manston Road Thanet
65 addresses across 12 postcodes (CT8,CT9), about 2.8 km (1.8 miles) long, classed as a b road. USRN 40303049.
- Energy: 24 homes have an energy certificate (C: 4, D: 14, E: 4, F: 2).
- Flood: 6 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Thanet costs £2,491 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Westgate-On-Sea, about 1.4 km (0.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1 km (0.6 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 8 to 30 m above sea level.
- Noise: 37 of its 65 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Westgate Surgery, about 1.5 km (1 mile) away.
- People: About 1,620 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 77% of households owned their home and 23% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 1 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
24 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 94 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (7); Bungalow, detached (7); House, detached (5). Built: 1950-1966 (7); 1930-1949 (6); before 1900 (5). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (17); rented (private) (4); rented (social) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (8 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Thanet in 2026-27: Band D £2,491 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,661 | £1,937 | £2,214 | £2,491 | £3,044 | £3,598 | £4,152 | £4,982 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (38% of about 4,030 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 15.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Birchington & Rural ED, Margate ED.
- Tree preservation orders: 48 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- DENT DE LION GATEWAY, grade II*
- JOHN SANGER MEMORIAL, grade II*
- THE SURF BOAT MEMORIAL MARGATE CEMETERY, grade II*
- CHURCH OF ENGLAND CHAPEL, grade II
- GATES AND GATEPIERS AND SECTION OF CURVED WALL TO MARGATE CEMETERY, grade II
- GATES AND WALL TO RAILWAY CONVALESCENT HOME, grade II
- Group of five memorials to the Sanger family including 'Lord' George Sanger, grade II
- MEMORIAL TO CHARLES LEMON FRAZER DANIELL RNR, ST JOHN'S CEMETERY, grade II
- MEMORIAL TO EDMUND LEONARD GEORGE BETTS, ST JOHN'S CEMETERY, grade II
- Memorial to Flight Lieutenant Reginald Lord RNAS, St John's Cemetery, grade II
- MEMORIAL TO HARRY SPENCER PARAMOR, ST JOHN'S CEMETERY, grade II
- NON CONFORMIST CHAPEL, grade II
- RAILWAY CONVALESCENT HOME, grade II
- SHOTTENDANE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- WAR MEMORIAL, grade II
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 27 August 2026: SOUTHERN WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, temp obstruction 15 minute delay, on the carriageway (minor works)
- 11 August 2026 to 28 August 2026: SOUTHERN WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (major works)
- 22 July 2026 to 30 August 2026: SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the footway, carriageway, verge (major works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 11 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| CT9 4NE | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 2 / 3 | unlikely |
| CT9 4NA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CT9 4ND | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CT9 4NH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CT9 4NF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CT9 4NG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CT9 4NQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CT8 8AZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 8 | unlikely |
| CT8 8DL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CT9 4BS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CT9 4LY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CT9 5SH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 66 addresses are between 8 m and 30 m above sea level (15 m on average); the ground rises about 22 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT8 8AZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CT8 8DL | 25% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| CT9 4BS | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| CT9 4LY | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| CT9 4NA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CT9 4ND | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CT9 4NE | 82% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| CT9 4NF | 50% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| CT9 4NG | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| CT9 4NH | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| CT9 4NQ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| CT9 5SH | 100% | 97% | 97% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Westgate-On-Sea 199,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Margate 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) | |
| Birchington-On-Sea 350,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Cecil Street Council Offices Margate | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Ramsgate Ferry Terminal | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| Car parks | St. Mildreds Bay - Car Park | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Roam Charging Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 50.5 km (31 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 95.9 km (60 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Westgate Surgery | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Baxters Pharmacy | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mydentist | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Police station | Margate Police Station | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Westgate-On-Sea, Westgate on Sea Cashzone | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3,860 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,430 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.1 ha | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 500 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Dent-de-Lion medieval gatehouse, a scheduled monument, 860 m (0.5 miles) north. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Dent-de-Lion medieval gatehouse | Scheduled monument | 860 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Dent de Lion Gateway | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Quex Park settlements | Scheduled monument | 920 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Settlement one mile (1610m) E of village | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Shottendane Copse | Wood | 900 m (0.6 miles) west |
| St Mildred's Bay | Bay | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Westgate Bay | Bay | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Westbrook Bay | Bay | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-east |
| Epple Bay | Bay | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| Telegraph Hill | Hill | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 32 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 28 | 65 |
37 of the street's 65 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Thanet: see them on the Thanet page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Crispin's Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 930 m (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| Garlinge Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Saviour's Church of England Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ursuline College Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| King Ethelbert School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Hartsdown Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Shottendane Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 5 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 3 to 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- CT9 4NE: 13 addresses
- CT9 4NA: 12 addresses of 13 in the postcode
- CT9 4ND: 11 addresses
- CT9 4NH: 7 addresses
- CT9 4NF: 6 addresses
- CT9 4NG: 6 addresses
- CT9 4NQ: 5 addresses
- CT8 8AZ: 1 address of 25 in the postcode
- CT8 8DL: 1 address of 10 in the postcode
- CT9 4BS: 1 address
- CT9 4LY: 1 address of 75 in the postcode
- CT9 5SH: 1 address of 51 in the postcode
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.